“It’s a strange thing to find myself more shocked now than at things that the Harper government tried,” said Green MP Elizabeth May. Zoë Yunker reports. Zoë is a Victoria-based journalist writing about environmental politics. Published June 24, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/06/24/Ass-Backwards-Canada-Bill-C-5/

‘Ass Backwards’: Canada’s New Legal Posture Post-Bill C-5

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